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Multichemistry measuring device and test strips
Assignee: Abbott Diabetes Care Inc
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Filing: 1999-11-17
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Granted: 2004-08-10
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Expires: 2019-11-17
Abstract
Abstract A multichemistry measuring device and diagnostic test strips which, in combination with the multichemistry measuring device, provide a multichemistry testing system are disclosed. The test strips are for chemical analysis of a sample, and are adapted for use in combination with a measuring device having a test port and capable of performing a multiplicity of testing functionalities. Each type of test strip corresponds to at least one of the testing functionalities, and at least some types of test strips have indicators of the testing functionality on them. The test port is adapted for use in combination with a multiplicity of different types of test strips and includes a sensor capable of specifically interacting with the indicator(s) on the test strips, thereby selecting at least one of the multiplicity of testing functionalities corresponding to the type of test strip.
Inventors
- 👤 Mark E. Lewis
- 👤 Geoffrey R. Chambers
- 👤 Marshall D. Deweese
- 👤 William H. Ames
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-29 07:17
CPC Classifications
G; G01; G01N; G01N33/00; G01N33/48; G01N33/50; G01N33/52; G01N33/521; G01N33/53; G01N33/543; G01N33/54366; G01N33/54373; G01N33/5438
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 62
Claim 1
Independent Claim
122 words
A test strip for chemical analysis of a sample, adapted for use in combination with a measuring device having a test port and capable of performing a multiplicity of testing functionalities, said test strip comprising: (a) a support capable of releasably engaging said test port; (b) at least one reaction area on said support for receiving said sample; and (c) an indicator capable of interacting with said test port to select only one of said multiplicity of testing functionalities of said measuring device, wherein said indicator comprises at least one electrically conductive indicator contact capable of engaging at least two electrically conductive pins within said test port to thereby select only one of said multiplicity of testing functionalities of said measuring device.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
122 words
A test strip for chemical analysis of a sample, adapted for use in combination with a measuring device having a test port and capable of performing a multiplicity of testing functionalities, said test strip comprising: (a) a support capable of releasably engaging said test port; (b) at least one reaction area on said support for receiving said sample; and (c) an indicator capable of interacting with said test port to select only one of said multiplicity of testing functionalities of said measuring device, wherein said indicator comprises at least one electrically conductive indicator contact capable of engaging at least two electrically conductive pins within said test port to thereby select only one of said multiplicity of testing functionalities of said measuring device.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
30 words
The test strip of claim 1 , wherein said indicator contacts comprise a material selected from the group consisting of carbon, gold, silver, platinum, nickel, palladium, titanium, copper, and lead.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
14 words
The test strip of claim 2 , wherein said material is a printable ink.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
14 words
The test strip of claim 1 , wherein said sample is a bodily fluid.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
55 words
The test strip of claim 1 , wherein said chemical analysis comprises measuring in said sample the concentration of a compound selected from the group consisting of L-amino acids, alcohols, aldehydes, ketones, urea, creatinine, xanthines, sarcosine, glucolate, pyruvate, lactate, fructosamine, methylamine, carbon monoxide, cholesterol, hemoglobin, glycated hemoglobin, microalbumin, high density lipoproteins, and low density lipoproteins.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
12 words
The test strip of claim 1 , wherein said compound is glucose.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
34 words
The test strip of claim 1 , wherein said reaction area comprises at least one reagent adsorbed to said support, said at least one reagent capable of reacting with a compound in said sample.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
28 words
The test strip of claim 7 , wherein said at least one reagent is selected from the group consisting of glucose oxidase, lactate dehydrogenase, peroxidase, and galactose oxidase.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
28 words
The test strip of claim 1 , further comprising a multiplicity of electrically conductive testing contacts capable of transferring current between said reaction area and said measuring device.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
30 words
The test strip of claim 9 , wherein said testing contacts comprise a material selected from the group consisting of carbon, gold, silver, platinum, nickel, palladium, titanium, copper and lead.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
14 words
The test strip of claim 10 , wherein said material is a printable ink.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
36 words
The test strip of claim 9 , wherein said testing contacts are located on a first major surface of said test strip and said indicator is located on a second major surface of said test strip.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
24 words
The test strip of claim 9 , wherein said testing contacts and said indicator are located on the same surface of said test strip.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
126 words
A test strip for chemical analysis of a sample, adapted for use in combination with a measuring device having a test port and capable of performing a multiplicity of testing functionalities, said test strip comprising: (a) a support capable of releasably engaging said test port; (b) at least one reaction area on said support for receiving said sample; and (c) an indicator capable of interacting with said test port to select only one of said multiplicity of testing functionalities of said measuring device, wherein said indicator comprises at least one projection on said support, said at least one projection capable of mechanically engaging at least one pin within said test port to thereby select only one of said multiplicity of testing functionalities of said measuring device.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
126 words
A test strip for chemical analysis of a sample, adapted for use in combination with a measuring device having a test port and capable of performing a multiplicity of testing functionalities, said test strip comprising: (a) a support capable of releasably engaging said test port; (b) at least one reaction area on said support for receiving said sample; and (c) an indicator capable of interacting with said test port to select only one of said multiplicity of testing functionalities of said measuring device, wherein said indicator comprises at least one projection on said support, said at least one projection capable of mechanically engaging at least one pin within said test port to thereby select only one of said multiplicity of testing functionalities of said measuring device.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
19 words
The test strip of claim 14 , wherein said at least one projection displaces said at least one pin.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
14 words
The test strip of claim 14 , wherein said sample is a bodily fluid.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
55 words
The test strip of claim 14 , wherein said chemical analysis comprises measuring in said sample the concentration of a compound selected from the group consisting of L-amino acids, alcohols, aldehydes, ketones, urea, creatinine, xanthines, sarcosine, glucolate, pyruvate, lactate, fructosamine, methylamine, carbon monoxide, cholesterol, hemoglobin, glycated hemoglobin, microalbumin, high density lipoproteins, and low density lipoproteins.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
12 words
The test strip of claim 14 , wherein said compound is glucose.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
34 words
The test strip of claim 14 , wherein said reaction area comprises at least one reagent adsorbed to said support, said at least one reagent capable of reacting with a compound in said sample.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
28 words
The test strip of claim 19 , wherein said at least one reagent is selected from the group consisting of glucose oxidase, lactate dehydrogenase, peroxidase, and galactose oxidase.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
28 words
The test strip of claim 14 , further comprising a multiplicity of electrically conductive testing contacts capable of transferring current between said reaction area and said measuring device.
Claim 24
Dependent Claim
30 words
The test strip of claim 21 , wherein said testing contacts comprise a material selected from the group consisting of carbon, gold, silver, platinum, nickel, palladium, titanium, copper and lead.
Claim 25
Dependent Claim
14 words
The test strip of claim 22 , wherein said material is a printable ink.
Claim 26
Dependent Claim
36 words
The test strip of claim 21 , wherein said testing contacts are located on a first major surface of said test strip and said indicator is located on a second major surface of said test strip.
Claim 27
Dependent Claim
25 words
The test strip of claim 21 , wherein said testing contacts and said indicator are located on the same major surface of said test strip.
Claim 28
Dependent Claim
126 words
A test strip for chemical analysis of a sample, adapted for use in combination with a measuring device having a test port and capable of performing a multiplicity of testing functionalities, said test strip comprising: (a) a support capable of releasably engaging said test port; (b) at least one reaction area on said support for receiving said sample; and (c) an indicator capable of interacting with said test port to select only one of said multiplicity of testing functionalities of said measuring device, wherein said indicator comprises at least one depression on said support, said at least one depression capable of mechanically engaging at least one pin within said test port to thereby select only one of said multiplicity of testing functionalities of said measuring device.
Claim 29
Dependent Claim
126 words
A test strip for chemical analysis of a sample, adapted for use in combination with a measuring device having a test port and capable of performing a multiplicity of testing functionalities, said test strip comprising: (a) a support capable of releasably engaging said test port; (b) at least one reaction area on said support for receiving said sample; and (c) an indicator capable of interacting with said test port to select only one of said multiplicity of testing functionalities of said measuring device, wherein said indicator comprises at least one depression on said support, said at least one depression capable of mechanically engaging at least one pin within said test port to thereby select only one of said multiplicity of testing functionalities of said measuring device.
Claim 30
Dependent Claim
23 words
The strip of claim 26 , wherein at least one of said pins can be displaced into at least one of said depressions.
Claim 31
Dependent Claim
18 words
The test strip of claim 26 , wherein said at least one depression defines at least one hole.
Claim 32
Dependent Claim
14 words
The test strip of claim 26 , wherein said sample is a bodily fluid.
Claim 33
Dependent Claim
55 words
The test strip of claim 29 , wherein said chemical analysis comprises measuring in said sample the concentration of a compound selected from the group consisting of L-amino acids, alcohols, aldehydes, ketones, urea, creatinine, xanthines, sarcosine, glucolate, pyruvate, lactate, fructosamine, methylamine, carbon monoxide, cholesterol, hemoglobin, glycated hemoglobin, microalbumin, high density lipoproteins, and low density lipoproteins.
Claim 34
Dependent Claim
12 words
The test strip of claim 26 , wherein said compound is glucose.
Claim 35
Dependent Claim
34 words
The test strip of claim 26 , wherein said reaction area comprises at least one reagent adsorbed to said support, said at least one reagent capable of reacting with a compound in said sample.
Claim 36
Dependent Claim
28 words
The test strip of claim 32 , wherein said at least one reagent is selected from the group consisting of glucose oxidase, lactate dehydrogenase, peroxidase, and galactose oxidase.
Claim 37
Dependent Claim
28 words
The test strip of claim 26 , further comprising a multiplicity of electrically conductive testing contacts capable of transferring current between said reaction area and said measuring device.
Claim 38
Dependent Claim
30 words
The test strip of claim 34 , wherein said testing contacts comprise a material selected from the group consisting of carbon, gold, silver, platinum, nickel, palladium, titanium, copper and lead.
Claim 39
Dependent Claim
14 words
The test strip of claim 35 , wherein said material is a printable ink.
Claim 40
Dependent Claim
36 words
The test strip of claim 34 , wherein said testing contacts are located on a first major surface of said test strip and said indicator is located on a second major surface of said test strip.
Claim 41
Dependent Claim
25 words
The test strip of claim 34 , wherein said testing contacts and said indicator are located on the same major surface of said test strip.
Claim 42
Dependent Claim
120 words
A test strip for chemical analysis of a sample, adapted for use in combination with a measuring device having a test port and capable of performing a multiplicity of testing functionalities, said test strip comprising: (a) a support capable of releasably engaging said test port; (b) at least one reaction area on said support for receiving said sample; and (c) an indicator capable of interacting with said test port to select only one of said multiplicity of testing functionalities of said measuring device, wherein said indicator comprises an optically detectable pattern capable of signaling or being detected by an optical detector in said test port to thereby select only one of said multiplicity of testing functionalities of said measuring device.
Claim 43
Dependent Claim
120 words
A test strip for chemical analysis of a sample, adapted for use in combination with a measuring device having a test port and capable of performing a multiplicity of testing functionalities, said test strip comprising: (a) a support capable of releasably engaging said test port; (b) at least one reaction area on said support for receiving said sample; and (c) an indicator capable of interacting with said test port to select only one of said multiplicity of testing functionalities of said measuring device, wherein said indicator comprises an optically detectable pattern capable of signaling or being detected by an optical detector in said test port to thereby select only one of said multiplicity of testing functionalities of said measuring device.
Claim 44
Dependent Claim
14 words
The test strip of claim 39 , wherein said sample is a bodily fluid.
Claim 45
Dependent Claim
55 words
The test strip of claim 39 , wherein said chemical analysis comprises measuring in said sample the concentration of a compound selected from the group consisting of L-amino acids, alcohols, aldehydes, ketones, urea, creatinine, xanthines, sarcosine, glucolate, pyruvate, lactate, fructosamine, methylamine, carbon monoxide, cholesterol, hemoglobin, glycated hemoglobin, microalbumin, high density lipoproteins, and low density lipoproteins.
Claim 46
Dependent Claim
12 words
The test strip of claim 39 , wherein said compound is glucose.
Claim 47
Dependent Claim
34 words
The test strip of claim 39 , wherein said reaction area comprises at least one reagent adsorbed to said support, said at least one reagent capable of reacting with a compound in said simple.
Claim 48
Dependent Claim
28 words
The test strip of claim 43 , wherein said at least one reagent is selected from the group consisting of glucose oxidase, lactate dehydrogenase, peroxidase, and galactose oxidase.
Claim 49
Dependent Claim
28 words
The test strip of claim 39 , further comprising a multiplicity of electrically conductive testing contacts capable of transferring current between said reaction area and said measuring device.
Claim 50
Dependent Claim
30 words
The test strip of claim 45 , wherein said testing contacts comprise a material selected from the group consisting of carbon, gold, silver, platinum, nickel, palladium, titanium, copper and lead.
Claim 51
Dependent Claim
14 words
The test strip of claim 46 , wherein said material is a printable ink.
Claim 52
Dependent Claim
36 words
The test strip of claim 45 , wherein said testing contacts are located on a first major surface of said test strip and said indicator is located on a second major surface of said test strip.
Claim 53
Dependent Claim
25 words
The test strip of claim 45 , wherein said testing contacts and said indicator are located on the same major surface of said test strip.
Claim 54
Dependent Claim
78 words
A test port for use in a measuring device capable of performing a multiplicity of testing functionalities and adapted for use with the test strip of claim 1 , said test port comprising at least two electrically conductive pins, said at least two electrically conductive pins capable of specifically interacting with said at least one electrically conductive indicator contact on said test strip to thereby select only one of said multiplicity of testing functionalities of said measuring device.
Claim 55
Dependent Claim
33 words
The test port of claim 50 , wherein at least two of said electrically conductive pins can be bridged by said at least one electrically conductive indicator contact, thereby closing an electrical circuit.
Claim 56
Dependent Claim
61 words
A test port for use in a measuring device capable of performing a multiplicity of testing functionalities and adapted for use with the test strip of claim 14 , wherein said test port comprises at least one pin that can be mechanically engaged by said indicator on said test strip, thereby either closing an electrical circuit or opening an electrical circuit.
Claim 57
Dependent Claim
87 words
A test port for use in a measuring device capable of performing a multiplicity of testing functionalities and adapted for use with the test strip of claim 26 , wherein said test port comprises a pattern of at least one indentation or hole, wherein said at least one indentation or hole fails to displace at least one pin of said test strip upon insertion of said test strip into said test port to thereby select only one of said multiplicity of testing functionalities of said measuring device.
Claim 58
Dependent Claim
49 words
A test port for use in a measuring device capable of performing a multiplicity of testing functionalities and adapted for use with the test strip of claim 39 , wherein said test port comprises at least one optical sensor capable of measuring light absorbance, reflectivity, color, or a character.
Claim 59
Dependent Claim
104 words
A measuring device having a multiplicity of testing functionalities for chemical analysis, adapted for use with the test strip of claim 1 , said device comprising: (a) a test port comprising at least two electrically conductive pins, said at least two electrically conductive pins capable of specifically interacting with said at least one electrically conductive indicator contact on said test strip to thereby select only one of said multiplicity of testing functionalities of said measuring device; and (b) a multiplicity of test circuitries for specifically measuring reactions on said test strip, said multiplicity of said test circuitries corresponding to said multiplicity of testing functionalities.
Claim 60
Dependent Claim
86 words
A measuring device having a multiplicity of testing functionalities for chemical analysis, adapted for use with the test strip of claim 4 , said device comprising: (a) a test port comprising at least one pin that can be mechanically engaged by said indicator on said test strip, thereby either closing an electrical circuit or opening an electrical circuit; and (b) a multiplicity of test circuitries for specifically measuring reactions on said test strip, said multiplicity of said test circuitries corresponding to said multiplicity of testing functionalities.
Claim 61
Dependent Claim
112 words
A measuring device having a multiplicity of testing functionalities for chemical analysis, adapted for use with the test strip of claim 26 , said device comprising: (a) a test port comprising a pattern of at least one indentation or hole, wherein said at least one indentation or hole fails to displace at least one pin of said test strip upon insertion of said test strip into said test port to thereby select only one of said multiplicity of testing functionalities of said measuring device; and (b) a multiplicity of test circuitries for specifically measuring reactions on said test strip, said multiplicity of said test circuitries corresponding to said multiplicity of testing functionalities.
Claim 62
Dependent Claim
74 words
A measuring device having a multiplicity of testing functionalities for chemical analysis, adapted for use with the test strip of claim 39 , said device comprising: (a) a test port comprising at least one optical sensor capable of measuring light absorbance, reflectivity, color, or a character; and (b) a multiplicity of test circuitries for specifically measuring reactions on said test trip, said multiplicity of said test circuitries corresponding to said multiplicity of testing functionalities.
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